Advancing Universal Health Coverage Through Health Technology Assessment (HTA) – A Perspective from Kerala
August 27, 2019 By Written by Dr. Rajan N. Khobragade ; Edited by Mr. Sarin KCThe 2019 National University of Singapore (NUS) Initiative to Improve Health in Asia Leadership Development Programme (NIHA LDP) was held at NUS, Singapore from the 24th – 29th June. The event aimed to equip policy-makers with an understanding of health technology assessment (HTA) for health care priority setting and reimbursement to advance universal health coverage […]
Value Driven Outcomes – allowing the cabins to talk to one another so the boat sails smoothly
July 12, 2019 By Sarin KCBackground Recently the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) held the Leadership Development Programme (LDP) with primary focus on advancing universal health coverage (UHC) through the use of HTA. And Prof Kishore Mahbubani, who is the Senior Advisor (University & Global Relations) and Professor in the […]
iDSI & India tighten the knot with an HTA workshop and masala dosa!
May 28, 2019 By Sarin KCA team of researchers at Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India have been conducting cost-of-illness studies on childhood diarrhoea (rotavirus) and enteric fever (typhoid). And HITAP, through the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) network, have been providing technical support to the team since August 2018. To scale up this support and to add an […]
The Philippines HTA Unit STEP visits HITAP
May 27, 2019 By Geovin Dexter Uy and Bernadette Joy AlmirolComing to Thailand with utmost excitement in receiving first-hand mentorship from senior HTA researchers from Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) was truly fulfilling. We were not only taught on enhancing our skills in performing economic evaluation and budget impact analysis, but also received training on evidence translation. Although the three of us only […]
Deepening a newly formalized collaboration between Kenya’s Ministry of Health and Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health
May 1, 2019 By Avnee PatelKenya’s President, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta has committed his government to attaining the “Big Four” agenda on 1) Food security, 2) Affordable housing, 3) Manufacturing, and 4) affordable healthcare for all by 2022. This agenda is linked to Kenya’s Vision 2030 which sought to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 as part of the […]
HTAsiaLink Conference: A platform for mutual learning and solutions for HTA institutionalization
March 30, 2019 By PempaThis is the 8th time HTA agencies/institutions in Asia come together and discuss on the matters related to HTA. The annual HTAsiaLink conference is a platform for countries in and around Asia to engage in mutual learning and sharing of solutions for HTA institutionalization. The 8th HTAsiaLink, which was held in Seoul, South Korea from […]
